The Metal Advisor

On the contrary, it tends to be the most watered down commercial bands that receive the most notice. Pop accessibility sells, not originality, or Celtic Frost would be more popular than Whitesnake. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

no doubt there is something of an oversaturation via the internet but that just means that bands have to mix things up to stand out

I don't think it's any easier to get noticed this way either. Maybe in some instances this would be true' date=' but because of having so much available at your fingertips all the time, there are many things being recommended or promoted to you all the time, and just as many great bands still go unnoticed.[/quote'] Well, there is certainly no arguing that the internet can offer fruition for new and undiscovered bands. It happens all the time, even if the web is a mixed bag. Cyberspace is just like any other medium for promotion--some bands get noticed, others don't. But you're right: it's a problem getting noticed because the internet makes so much available, which can be an issue if you sound like hundreds of other bands. Play your cards right, bring something different to the table, and you will won't have much of a problem generating some interest.

It is a good time to be a fan, but a bad time to be a band. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

Despite the modern music industry's issues, there has never been a better time to be a music fan. But we all know living in the "golden age" would have been quite cool.

Hi boys and girls, I didn't know exactly where to put this one; it didn't fit into reviews or promotions, so this seemed best. I recently saw Maiden and Alice Cooper, wanted to share my experience, and urge you to go see either band if they are coming through your town. See my write-up below, please. Hope you enjoy. I'm still around, though mostly lurking, so no need to freak out that I'm actually posting. Most of the time I forget to log in. http://www.themetaladvisor.com/2012/07/ ... ooper.html

Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions

Just bought a ticket to see Agalloch in Boston in July. Super stoked.

Re: Hello Forumites! Thanks for the welcome back.

Hi guys, just want to say I'm finally on summer break and have a bit of free time now. See you around the forum!

Re: New Purchases/Acquisitions

From the show Friday night: Jungle Rot - Kill On Command Jungle Rot t-shirt

Re: Angel Witch Well, I've had good experiences with the sire...*shrugs*

Re: Angel Witch @Murph: No, the 'net isn't useless for finding their albums. You just have to know where to look and have the cash. Discogs is a perfect example of this.

Re: Angel Witch I have their first album. Sadly, it's very inconsistent. Their new album comes out tomorrow, just FYI. Edit: And no, with the internet, it isn't hard to find their albums.

Re: Meshuggah.

Meshuggah's first album is technical thrash metal.

Re: Meshuggah.

It is a subgenre of Metal' date=' since the Sound, has made it into a Name for the style of music, Therefore turning it into a Sub genre, and one of the fastest growing, and most awesome ones too.[/quote'] Relaxxxxxx. Everyone is entitled to their opinion here. I'm not the one to make decisions, so I doubt it's going anywhere.

Re: Gothic Metal Thread

so djent is a style of playing' date=' NWOBHM is just a movement and really belongs inside the heavy/traditional metal section, battle metal is just a lyrical concept, groove metal is inactive, we can scrap all of those sections I think[/quote'] Yes on all accounts. I've long said NWoBHM needs to go into the heavy / trad. section. I think if the forum was cleaned up and inactive sections were ousted, MF would look more presentable.

Re: Gothic Metal Thread

did ANYONE actually want a battle metal section? we could quite easily axe that for gothic metal' date=' I have no idea what djent is so I don't know if that can be dismissed so easily[/quote'] No, not that I know of. Like I said earlier, djent is a style of playing, not a subgenre of metal. Bands typical of the style are Periphery, Tesseract, Animals as Leaders, etc. Those are the more well-known ones anyway.

Re: Top 10 Albums of Any Given Year

perhaps but United is still heavier then a lot of their eighties work for example you've got another thing coming is barely even rock' date=' and I don't remember anything metal sounding on turbo[/quote'] I edited my post for a bit more discussion while you were posting.

Re: Up Coming DOOM Releases

Melvins - Freak Puke (June 5th, 2012)

Re: Top 10 Albums of Any Given Year

British Steel - one of the best Priest albums of the eighties and perhaps the last Priest album that was entirely metal

Re: Meshuggah.

Meshuggah is a technical Thrash band.

Re: Gothic Metal Thread

that much is true although there is a gothic metal thread in the depths of the "other sub-genres" section as well

Re: Gothic Metal Thread I don't see a problem. A lot of people don't like groove metal, and the section has hardly any interaction. It would fit soundly into the other subgenres section. If you remember, that's where it used to be until a section was created.

Re: Facebook friends. I have to say, you people are brave placing links to your Facebook out in the open.

Re: Best Iron Maiden Album

Dance Of Death as a metal album is ok' date=' unfortunately however as an Iron Maiden album it is horrible, in my opinion it is nothing more then an attempt at Fear Of The Dark II...[/quote'] I'm afraid I find this hard to agree with. Brave New World and Dance of Death were the last level of "good" albums Maiden put out, with the most recent two pretty plodding and boring. Dance of Death is actually my favorite post 2000 record because it has some excellent song writing and melody lines. To me, parts of it feel like a continuation of Brave New World, but with either a more mature or "rocking" feel. I actually like Fear of the Dark, mind you, but DoD is nothing like that record in terms of musicality or quality. And it was the last record Bruce sounded good on. Voted Powerslave as the best Maiden record.